by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on More Events For Aledo Independent Film
Another private screening set for the independent film shot in Aledo last year. This one will be Sunday, November 12 at the Annoyance Theatre and Bar in Chicago. Private screenings were held earlier this year in Aledo and Rock Island.…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ Audio: Syngenta Leader & Seaton Native Giving Back to FFA, Both Locally & Nationally
Seaton native and 1988 Aledo grad David Hollinrake is now the Global Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management for Syngenta. The University of Illinois grad resides in North Carolina. He visited last week with the Mercer County FFA Chapter at…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Sherrard FFA Horse Judging Team Competing At National Contest This Week
The Sherrard FFA horse judging CDE team competing at this week’s national contest at the National FFA convention. They qualified by winning the state competition says Sherrard FFA advisor Bill Hammes. The National FFA Convention runs Wednesday through Saturday. Team…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County, Rockridge, & United FFA Members To Receive American FFA Degrees This Week
Several local FFA members wrapping up their careers in the blue jacket with American FFA Degrees. Carson Holmes, Robby Holtschlag, and Rebecka Larson with the Mercer County FFA Chapter are receiving the honor Saturday during the National FFA Convention in…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County Unemployment Rate Just Under 5-Percent
Mercer County’s unemployment rate at 4.8 percent. The number is for September and compares to a 3.1 percent figure recorded the same time a year ago, according to data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment is also up…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on City of Aledo To Hold Information Meeting about SE 2nd Ave Construction Project; Announces Plans to Issue General Obligation Bonds For Project
The City of Aledo has announced plans to hold a public information meeting to discuss the proposed SE 2nd Avenue construction project. The SE 2nd Avenue construction project will include improvements to the street and sidewalks and upgrades to the…
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Ameren Illinois Offering Free Smart Thermostats
Ameren Illinois making smart thermostats available to customers for free this fall. Angie Ostaszewski is an energy efficiency advisor with the utility. Again, the website is Amerenillinoissavings.com/savenow.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Soaking Rain Followed By The Season’s Coldest Temps
Plenty of rain impacting the WRMJ listening area this week and then chilly temperatures are ushered in. Meteorologist Justin Schultz is with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. He spoke with WRMJ early Wednesday morning.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on WRMJ’s Ty Taylor Honored By Illinois Broadcasters Association
Top broadcasting awards handed out to WRMJ’s Ty Taylor. He won Best Sportscaster in the Small Market category at Tuesday night’s Illinois Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Awards in Bloomington. Taylor also won Best Newscast for Western Illinois Today News.
by Jim Taylor • • Comments Off on Mercer County & Rockridge Hit Road For Round 1 Of IHSA Football Playoffs; Start Times Announced
Mercer County (6-3) draws a 12-seed in the 2A north bracket of the IHSA playoffs and will play on the road next Saturday at 4 p.m. vs. 5-seed Wilmington, who finished the regular season at 8-and-1. Rockridge (8-1) is the…